23rd Annual U.S. Public Health Service Nursing Recognition Day Conference

1. 23rd Annual U.S. Public Health Service Nursing Recognition Day Conference "Moving Nursing Forward: Connecting the Dots for our Future“ Panel Discussion: Leveraging Practice, Leadership, and Education to Shape the Future of Nursing

2. Objectives • Identify nursing roles in various settings that contribute to the future of nursing practice, education and leadership to support a transformed health care system. • Define and examine strategies for inter-professional partnering and collaboration used by nursing professionals to assist in the emerging redesign of healthcare. • Discuss and interpret efforts aimed towards the advancement and improvement of nursing education. • Illustrate opportunities in the healthcare setting that help ensure nurses practice to the full extent of their education and training.

3. Affordable Care Act (ACA) Passed in March 2010, it is the broadest health care overhaul since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid programs

4. Affordable Care Act (ACA) Expected to provide insurance coverage for an additional 32 million uninsured Americans First open season estimates 7.1 million enrolled

5. Future of Nursing

6. Future of Nursing • The Committee on The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Initiative on the Future of nursing vision: • “a future system that makes quality care accessible to the diverse populations of the United States, intentionally promotes wellness and disease prevention, reliably improves health outcomes and provides compassionate care across the lifespan” Source: IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2011. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

7. Future of Nursing The IOM report identifies nurses to have key roles as team members and leaders for a reformed and better integrated patient-centered health care system

8. Future of Nursing • To change in form, appearance, or structure • To change in condition, nature or character, convert • To change (something) completely and usually in a good way

9. Future of Nursing • What we bring: • Greater than 3 million registered nurses in the US • A steadfast commitment to patient care, improved safety and quality and better outcomes • Strengths in care coordination, health promotion and quality improvement

10. Panelists • RADM (Ret) Carol A. Romano PhD, FAAN, FACMI, RN • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Uniformed Services University for Health Sciences, (USUHS), Graduate School of Nursing • Acting Deputy Surgeon General • Acting Chief of Staff, Director Office Reserve Affairs and • Chief Nurse Officer. • Deputy Chief Information Officer • Associate Investigator • Senior Advisor, Clinical Research Informatics

11. Panelists • Veronica Lane MSN, BSN, RN • Owner/CEO of WJM Professional Services LLC, a Healthcare Staffing Company that provides medical, nursing and ancillary personnel to government agencies • Served as a US Navy Nurse for 10 years • Experience in Neonatal ICU and the Outpatient Clinic arena

12. Panelists • Nancy L. Falk PhD, MBA, RN • Founding member, The George Washington University, School of Nursing • Associate Professor, George Washington University • Co-director, Nursing Alliance for Quality Care 2012-13. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grantee

13. Panelists • Virginia Brown-Gray MSN, RN • Nursing Director, Pre-Operative and Post Anesthesia Care, Washington Hospital Center • Served as a US Navy Nurse for 4 years

14. Panelists • RADM (Ret) Carol A. Romano PhD, FAAN, FACMI, RN • Veronica Lane, MSN, RN • Nancy L. Falk PhD, MBA, RN • Virginia Brown-Gray, MSN, RN